Improvement in water-elevators



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. C. BARRETT, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-ELEVATORS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 55,980, dated July 3, 1866.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J. C. BARRETT, of Stamford, Faireld county, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Water- Elevator; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side view of myinvention, the curb being in section, as indicated by the line no x, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a front view of the same, the curb being in section, as indicated by the liney y, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relatesto a novel applica- .tion of the lazy-tongs system of levers for elevating water for-domestic use; and it consists in the means employed for actuating said system of levers and in the means for tilting the bucket, as hereinafter fully shown and described.

A represents a well-curb, which may be constructed in any proper manner, and provide-d with uprights to c at two opposite sides, conr uected at their upper ends by a cross-bar, b.

B represents a system of levers commonly termed the lazy-tongs.7 The upper end of the lazy-tongs is connected to thc center of the cross-bar b by a pivot, c, and to the lower end the bucket C is attached, said bucket being provided with the usual bail d, which is connected to the lazy-tongs.

D is a lever by which the lazy-tongs is operated. This lever is forked or provided with two prongs, d d', to t one at each side ofthe lazy-ton gs, said prongs being fitted on the ends of a pin, e, which passes through the lower ends of upright bars f f, placed one at each side of the lazy-tongs, and also through two of the levers of the same, the upper ends of said bars being connected to the lazy-tongs in a similar manner.

Within the lever D, at the inner ends of the prongs d d, there is tted a rocker,E, pivoted to a rod, g, which has a spiral spring, h, upon it, said spring' having a tendency to keep the rocker in contact with the upright c, on which the lever D is fitted. This rocker performs an important function, causing the lever D to act upon the lazy-tongs in avertical line, or nearly so, by compensating for the curvilinear movement ofthe lever, as will be understood by referring to Fig. l, in which two positions ot' the lever are shown, one in black and the other in red.

By this arrangement the bucket |C may be raised and lowered very expeditiously, and the lazy-ton gs may serve as a ladder to enable a person to go down into the Well when necessary.

To the lower end of one of the bars f there is attached'a pendent rod, t, having a crossl1ead,j, at its lower end. This cross-head, when the bucket is raised, comes in contact' with a projecting lip, la, thereon, and causes the bucket to tilt so that it will discharge its contents into the spout F, as shown clearly in Fig. 2, the bucket righting' itself or assuming an upright position as soon as it commences to descend. This forms a very simple buckettilting device, and one which will operate etliciently "without the liability of getting out of repair.

I do not claim separately the lazy-tongs arrangement, for that is an old and well-known device, but

I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The lazy-tongs B, in combination with the lever D, provided with the rocker E, all being arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The pendent rod t', provided with the cross-head j and attached to the lazy-tongs, in connection with thelip k on the bucket, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 9th day of April, 1866.

JAMES C. BARRETT.

Witnesses WM. F. MONAMAEA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

